encampment
noun
en·camp·ment
in-ˈkamp-mənt 
en-
Examples of encampment in a Sentence
a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree
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As part of her apparent outreach, Bowser removed the Black Lives Matter mural near the White House and multiple homeless encampments in D.C., including one near the State Department.
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025
Hogsett on homelessness Mayor Joe Hogsett's administration just recently announced a policy shift in its response to homeless encampments: make sure everyone has access to housing before closing one.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 Aug. 2025
The issue has been at the forefront of policymakers' actions recently, with California Governor Gavin Newsom ordering homeless encampments to be dismantled across the state last week.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
The people who worked at the night taco stand down the block were dishing out cheap al pastor tacos from a spit under a lamp between two sets of homeless encampments.
—Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025
Hogsett on homelessness Mayor Joe Hogsett's administration just recently announced a policy shift in its response to homeless encampments: make sure everyone has access to housing before closing one.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 Aug. 2025
The issue has been at the forefront of policymakers' actions recently, with California Governor Gavin Newsom ordering homeless encampments to be dismantled across the state last week.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
The people who worked at the night taco stand down the block were dishing out cheap al pastor tacos from a spit under a lamp between two sets of homeless encampments.
—Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
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“Encampment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encampment. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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encampment
noun
en·camp·ment
in-ˈkamp-mənt
1
: the act of encamping : the state of being encamped
2
: the site of a camp
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